Text 51] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1087

pira-recaka-samvigna-
vali-valgu-dalodaram

pratisankramayad visvam
nabhydvarta-gabhiraya

pura—inhaling; recaka—exhaling; samvigna—agitated; vali—the wrinkles
on the abdomen; valgu—beautiful; dala—like the banyan leaf; udaram—
abdomen; pratisankramayat—coiling down; visvam—universe; nabhya—
navel; avarta—screwing; gabhiraya—by deepness.

TRANSLATION

The Lord’s abdomen is beautiful due to three ripples in the flesh. Being
so round, His abdomen resembles the leaf of a banyan tree, and when He
exhales and inhales, the movement of the ripples appears very, very beau-
tiful. The coils within the navel of the Lord are so deep that it appears that
the entire universe sprouted out of it and yet again wishes to go back.

PURPORT

The whole universe is born out of the lotus stem which sprouted from
the navel of the Lord. Lord Brahma sat on the top of this lotus stem to
create the whole universe. The navel of the Lord is so deep and coiling
that it appears that the whole universe again wants to withdraw into the
navel, being attracted by the Lord’s beauty. The Lord’s navel and the
ripples on His belly always increase the beauty of His bodily features. The
details of the bodily features of the Lord especially indicate the Personality
of Godhead. Impersonalists cannot appreciate the beautiful body of the
Lord which is described in these prayers by Lord Siva. Although the imper-
sonalists are always engaged in the worship of Lord Siva, they are unable
to understand the prayers offered by Lord Siva to the bodily features of
Lord Visnu. Lord Visnu is known as Siva-virifci-nutam (Bhag. 11.5.33),
for He is always worshiped by Lord Brahma and Lord Siva.

TEXT 51

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